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Clinics

Every great climber started with a single knot. Our focused clinics move beyond "how-to" and dive into the "why," giving you the confidence to manage your own rope and make informed decisions on the rock. These small group sessions are built to empower you with the skills to take on your own adventures.

Feeling confident leading in the gym, but not sure how to make the transition outdoors? We'll explore the differences between inside and outside, giving you the confidence to lead on real rock!

We'll start the day by exploring outdoor movement techniques that may vary from the gym. We'll discuss outdoor specific hazards and mitigations, like stick clipping. Finally, we'll look at cleaning anchors, so that you can get your gear back at the end of the day.

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What you'll learn:

  • Reading outdoor rock 

  • Slab and crack techniques

  • Reading and understanding climbing guidebooks

  • Outdoor crag etiquette and risk management

  • Stick clipping to protect the first moves

  • IDEAL anchor principals (how to set up your anchor) 

  • Anchor cleaning

  • Selecting your first set of outdoor gear

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Prerequisites

  • Familiar with lead climbing in the gym

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Ratio

Up to 6 participants per guide

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Gear Requirements:

  • Harness*

  • Climbing helmet*

  • Belay device

  • Climbing shoes

  • Lunch/water

  • Clothing appropriate for all summer weather

  • Backpack

  • Anchor building materials (slings, carabiners etc.), whatever you already own

You've climbed in the gym and are now ready to step outdoors. But where are all the holds?

Squamish granite can look quite different than the gyms. In this clinic LA will help you understand the basics of outdoor movement while Amanda will focus on the technical systems to set up your own rope. 

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What you'll learn:

  • Reading outdoor rock - what do I grab?

  • Slab and crack techniques

  • Reading and understanding climbing guidebooks

  • Outdoor crag etiquette and risk management

  • How to access and approach the tops of cliffs

  • IDEAL anchor principals (how to set up your anchor)

  • Coiling and tossing ropes

  • Selecting your first set of outdoor gear

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Prerequisites

  • Familiar with top rope belaying

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Ratio

Up to 6 participants per guide

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Gear Requirements:

  • Harness

  • Climbing helmet

  • Belay device

  • Climbing shoes

  • Lunch/water

  • Clothing appropriate for all summer weather

  • Backpack

  • Anchor building materials (slings, carabiners etc.), whatever you already own

  • Quickdraws, if you have them

Ready to trade the 'one day sends' for an ambitious season long goal?

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The Project Lab is  designed for climbers who are comfortable climbing sport routes in a day or two and are ready to tie into climbs that require a longer process. Over 4 weeks, we'll build the technical and mental skills needed to break down a limit level project. You'll have the confidence to approach a challenging line and the strategies to see it through to the chains. 

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What you'll learn:

  • Considerations for choosing your project

  • Stick clip skills including

  • Cleaning steep sport routes

  • Getting back on the wall when you're hanging in space

  • Finding beta that works for you

  • Strategies for remembering your beta 

  • Goal setting, from the big picture and breaking it down into small session goals

  • Off the wall tools such as visualization

  • Redpointing strategies (high pointing, low pointing, deciding what to focus on in your day)

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Dates

Interested? Contact us and we'll run it again!

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Prerequisites

  • Confident lead belaying​

  • Able to lead 5.10

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Small group size

Up to 4 participants ​​

Tired of the fear of falling holding you back?

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Flight Crew is a team of climbers curious about the fear of falling. Supported by each other, we'll take the time to understand what fear is, and how it presents individually. With that foundation, we'll then explore techniques to keep our stress level in the growth zone, whether it's neither too low for progress or so high that it leads to regression. Fall practice can then built in to that growth zone, focusing on adapting to your needs on any given day, or climb. This clinic also includes soft catching skills and conversations around creating a supportive environment with your partners. Finally, we leave with a plan to continue practicing on your own. 

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What you'll learn:

  • Basics of the nervous system. What is fear?

  • Self awareness around your fear response

  • Understanding how life stress factors into climbing

  • Tools to keep your fear response manageable

  • Practice falling

  • Dynamic (soft) catching

  • Being a supportive belayer

  • Foundation for lifelong practice

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Dates

Interested? Contact us and we'll run it again!

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Prerequisites

  • Confident lead belaying​

  • Able to lead 5.9

*While lead climbing & belaying are prerequisites, we work at your pace. There is no requirement or pressure to show up and lead or take big falls.

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Small group size

Up to 4 participants ​​

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